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Via Disc is a very exciting new product that can be used in the treatment of back pain. Typically back pain that the surgeon suspects originates from the disc. It involves a intracellular disc injection, meaning a simple needle is injected into the disc in a controlled setting. And typically re-expand the disc and can help regenerate the disc and help with patient’s back pain without major surgery.

When you start getting into lumbar fusions without clear indications, that’s where you hear these bad stories about spine success rates. That’s why if you’re contemplating a fusion, you should typically get a second opinion and go to a surgeon who’s really gonna put some thought into what procedures needed if you really need the fusion and what other options you may have.

Herniated disc success rates for a microdiscectomy or minimally invasive discectomy typically run in the neighborhood of 75% to 95%.

The success rates traditionally for one or two level cervical fusion or cervical disc replacement are around 90% and some of the most successful surgery of all the surgery that’s performed.

Pain management for patients immediately after spine surgery, typically from my team, involves a multimodal approach, meaning we combine different medications to provide the maximum relief with the least risk, and try and avoid long any type of long-term opiate use as well.